Fifth Season Farms TX

07/14/2022

07/14/2022

A Long Overdue Farm Update for you:

For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest. A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up. A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance. A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away. A time to search and a time to quit searching. A time to keep and a time to throw away. A time to tear and a time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak. A time to love and a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

We have prayed, planned, learned, failed, succeeded, cried, laughed and the harvest was abundant and more than just flowers here at Fifth Season Farm. We have had the privilege to meet, rejoice and grieve with so many; through flowers. Our own relationships were strengthened and roots deepened throughout our growing seasons here at our Weatherford Farm. Our flowers have traveled and blessed many in other states and right here at home and we have been so honored to look upon and be a part of all that the Lord has done.

We were faced with a different challenge as we were literally planting for our 2022 spring harvest, in late summer of 2021. As we were planting, Chelsea had her first seizure-like episode out in the field and it was a scary unknown to say the least. She had another in her home, as she was already in the process of undergoing many tests to find out what was going on. She wasn’t able to drive for many months and consistently driving out to the farm was not feasible. Chelsea has not had more episodes, thank the Lord, and tests came back inconclusive. During that time at home she planted and grew and has blessed others with her flowers. We have seen the Lord’s light in the darkness.

Around the same time, Summer’s dad was officially diagnosed with Alzheimers and by December 2021, he began a rapid decline, making it necessary for Summer to move to the family farm in northeastern Oklahoma to help her mom take care of him. She began seeds, started a big plot with flowers and vegetables and we have tasted and seen the Lord’s goodness in times of trouble.

This has been our season: filled with weeds and challenges, sorrow and gladness. But it turns out the beauty is more pronounced in the thick of things and blessings seem so clear as God’s grace and mercy are ever present and seemingly more obvious in such times as this. We have sought the Lord and found Him in all the things…

So all of that said, Fifth Season Farm has not been able to provide you with flowers this spring and summer and the upcoming seasons are a great unknown to us. What we do know is that God is good. He is our ever present help in times of trouble and His joy is our strength.

Thank you for being a part of our journey. We will keep you posted. If you have any questions in regards to your own growing, we’d love to try and answer them for you.

Happy Growing-

Chelsea and Summer
Fifth Season Farm, TX

05/12/2022

Our availability is pretty sporadic this season but we have a few locally grown snapdragon bunches available tomorrow! Pick up from Benbrook Porch only 8-10:15 and 2-6.

12/22/2021

If you’re down to the wire on a gift for a special person it’s not too late ⏰

We’ve opened up our Spring Bouquet Subscriptions so you can buy them as gifts! Once you order we will email you a beautiful, printable gift card file that you can print and wrap up. When the bouquets become available in the spring (early March we think) we will email you and the recipient to let you know pick up is ready.

We’re also working on additional pickup locations and hours to make it easier on you. On me we have those nailed down we will email all subscribers in case you want to change your pickup location.

09/27/2021

Bouquet pickup + scooter gang + ice cream with the neighbors makes a pretty good afternoon.

09/17/2021

09/16/2021

This is how we are preparing for a winter without fresh flowers.

09/14/2021

We're launching our Fall Bouquet Subscription today!

The Fall Subscription gets you four weeks of all the rich fall colors for your table, or to share with friends. Pick ups run 9/25-10/15.

If you've got birthdays in September or October THIS is what that important lady in your life needs 🥰

There are only 8 spots available. Link in bio to reserve.

09/13/2021

Green.

We set out to grow thousands of colorful flowers. And we did grow most of the flowers.

We didn’t expect that growing the flowers would come easier than growing the leafy greens that make the flower bouquets feel so lush. We didn’t know yet that the Cresses and Belles of Ireland wouldn’t hold up to our heat. We had good luck for a few weeks with different varieties of basil but much of that has gone to seed and become too spiky. The rest has succumbed to the bugs.

Honestly, we’re doing a lot of foraging for sufficient greens while we study what we need to do differently next year!

So this vase of just foliage looks especially lovely to us. 😍😍 (but if you look too closely you’ll see the holes from bugs so just don’t.)

09/11/2021

The mornings have finally been a bit cool(er) and we are so very ready for fall.

09/09/2021

It sure brightened our Monday morning to get these pics from the lovely Cindy at !

She used our bright zinnias and cosmos for a very special wedding and we are thrilled to see the results. Gorgeous bride and gorgeous work, right?!

09/01/2021

They look like fireworks in the sky 😍

08/31/2021

These Jewel of Opar seedlings were all sown the day in that top tray.

A month later they were all the same, small size and we bumped half of them up in to the larger bottom tray.

A couple of weeks and look at the growth on the ones that got bigger pots! We knew it would turn out this way but didn't imagine it would happen so quickly.

Part of the farming fun for us has been all the trialing we get to do, either intentionally or by happy accident.

08/30/2021

These Senora Zinnias have a bit of a free-spirited look compared to our usual Giant Benarys!

08/28/2021

All the sunflowers are opening!

Two sunflower bunches available for pickup today at the Benbrook Porch. Comment or message to claim them as they’ll be gone too fast to put on up the site.

08/28/2021

The first bunch of fall sunnies going to a friend and long-time customer. Even if “long-time” means since June 😉

We’ve got more of these beauties so message us to grab some as their gone too quickly to put up on the website!

08/27/2021

The first bunch of fall sunnies going to a long-time customer today. We can hardly wait to have more ready!

08/26/2021

Our babies counting peppers 😍

08/25/2021

These Kennikura Cosmos are too fragile in the vase but our favorites in the field. We're saving seeds and will plant them at the front of the farm, up by the road next spring for drive-by enjoyment!

Aren't the seeds fun?!

08/21/2021

We're getting the last few rounds of sunflowers into the ground for fall. Our sunflower success has been spotty this year with one crop of showstoppers and a few crops too short and small. We're taking good notes, testing our variables and waiting to see what we get next!

08/21/2021

Burning holes today for less weeds tomorrow (and ALL the days).

08/21/2021

Peaches and cream in this week’s subscription bouquets. 😍

We’re trying to keep the look fresh since in our first year we’ve had great zinnias, zinnias, celosia, zinnias, amaranth, and more zinnias 🤣 we’re hoping for some great sunflowers next week and, you guessed it, more zinnias but they’re coming in fall colors!

08/18/2021

Such lovely pollinators out in the field!

We've worked to make the farm attractive to and safe for all the butterflies, bees, ladybugs, dragon flies and other beneficial insects.

08/17/2021

School is back in session but our fields aren’t quite done with summer. These Giant Zinnias make us think of the Starburst candy rainbow!

08/16/2021

The baby plants that are in here are fast asleep, just waiting for the warmth, water and air they need to wake up.

They don't even need the sun or soil just yet, as each seed already contains all the nutrition it will need until it sprouts. Like we shared a couple of weeks ago, plants make their own food.

Some seeds have even slept for thousands of years! When scientists uncovered King Tut's tomb they found a jar of bean seeds that had been in the tomb, dormant, for more than 3,000 years.

Would they grow?

Scientists planted them and they grew into lovely bean plants. Even today, there are people growing bean plants that originally started with King Tut's bean seeds!

08/13/2021

All cream and white and arching vines in this week’s subscription bouquets.

This subscription is sold out but we decided that we’ll offer a fall subscription soon. Keep an eye on our newsletter for details: https://mailchi.mp/844902d3bc83/newsletter-sign-up

08/09/2021

How the flowers magnify the Lord, their Creator!

When was the last time you looked through a magnifying glass? It makes something look bigger so we can see it better, right?

When we study how beautiful and perfectly created the flowers are, we know that God, their Creator, is beautiful, perfect and creative.

When we look in awe and wonder at what He has created, He is magnified and pleased. And we understand Him better!

⭐️Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!
Psalm 34:3⭐️

08/06/2021

We sowed many cosmos varieties this year and it’s allowed us to really narrow down the list for next year.

The orange Kennikura are gorgeous as they dance in the field but so fragile we can’t use them in the vase, even when harvested at the cracking stage. The Rubenzas are a perfect deep wine but don’t last long enough to use. These Afternoon Whites, however, are just lovely everywhere and almost keep up with the zinnias in a vase if we get a stem with enough buds on it.

We’re considering selling plant starts next spring and these might be the only cosmos user-friendly enough for that purpose.

08/06/2021

Little jewels are finally ripe! Our littlest boys picked and washed each one and there are many more to come.

What’s your favorite way to enjoy homegrown tomatoes?

08/03/2021

This giveaway was so yummy we had to get one (or more) for ourselves!

Our first seven customers who pre-ordered bouquets also got to take home Leslie Herring's famous Orange Cardamom Bread. Anyone who lives out near Weatherford needs to know about Leslie, too, because her specialty baked good are AMAZING 🤩

This bread is a customer favorite but she also offers Cinnamon Rolls, Triple Chocolate Mini Bundts, Lemon Ricotta Pound Cake, Bacon Gruyere and Leek Quiche and more. Any of these would be a welcome treat for your own home or someone else's.

Follow Leslie now so you always know what she's making next and call/text her at 817-565-4408 to place your order.

08/03/2021

God created all the plants on the third day and they are so interesting:

🌼all make their own food,

🌼some trap insects inside of them,

🌼 and some can grow so tall they dwarf the size of a blue whale.

We love studying the nature God created so we’re planning to share some of our study with you on Mondays in our series. Yes, today is Tuesday and we're a day behind already 😄

Geek out with us by reading the entire post or just continue to enjoy pretty flower photos - it’s all good.

Thanks for coming along with us!

Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning - the third day.
Genesis 1:11-13

07/30/2021

Summer science project (well really that’s the whole farm!): vase life testing so we can be sure to get you the longest lasting flowers.

07/28/2021

Tonight at 6:00 is the deadline to pre-order your bouquets for Friday pick up to brighten your weekend or surprise a friend!

As always, we will harvest flowers Friday morning just for these orders so your bouquets will be farm fresh 🤩

You can pick up Friday 4:30-7 at either our Benbrook Porch or the Weatherford Farm.

Order on our site: https://www.fifthseasonfarmstx.com/shop

07/27/2021

We sowed the last zinnias of 2021 a week ago in seed trays. It was our fourth planting of zinnias and this last one will be ready to go into the field where we pull out the first planting in a few weeks.

There will be many more of these deep reds for fall and we’ll have new oranges, yellows and corals.

These zinnias last so long in the vase and exhibit so much diversity within the same variety we just love them!

07/27/2021

These beautiful ruffles have been growing in our home gardens long before we had the farm. We called it purple basil but it turns out it’s actual name is much more impressive sounding: Shiso.

We aren’t sure if it’s a basil or a mint as we’ve read both but we are sure we love it in our summer bouquets. Like our other basils, it’s finicky when harvested but boiling water and enough time to hydrate seems to do the trick.

07/16/2021

You can now order your very own locally grown bouquet (or month of bouquets!) on our web site!

And, to sweeten the deal, we're giving away the Weatherford-famous Orange Cardamom Sweet Bread by Leslie Herring to the first 7 who order!

Reserve yourself a bouquet for Tuesday or Friday pickup at our Weatherford Farm (located near HEB): https://www.fifthseasonfarmstx.com/shop

07/15/2021

We really are a FAMILY farm out here in Weatherford (with a porch in Benbrook, too). Often, that family spreads out to include (or rope in) sweet friends who love us enough to pitch in when we need to raise a hoop house or three!

The Lord has been so good to us in all ways. Posting these photos is a reminder of His blessings in friends and family.

07/15/2021

It’s so inspiring to us to see what you create with the flowers we grew.

Our friend Avery Fanning artfully crafted this arrangement for her dining table and we can’t stop looking at it. 😍😍

07/15/2021

Weeding is made a little more bearable next to these Indonesian Kennikura cosmos.

They are one of our favorite flowers as the flouncy blooms sway in the breeze. They are also our most delicate and tangled bloom and currently the source of much frustration in bouquets.

So we’re planning to put another row of these right at the front of the farm by the road, not cut them and let everyone enjoy them as they drive by.

07/15/2021

These spunky sunflowers didn't turn out like we'd imagined but they sure are fun in a big bunch!

This particular bunch welcomed kids, parents and leaders at our VBS last week. We know all those leaders need a pick-me-up those last few mornings of VBS 😉